Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
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Chapter 5, Populations - Assessment - 5.1 How Populations Grow - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 148: 8

Answer

In logistic growth, the population's number explodes exponentially. After a time, the population growth still increases, but at a slower rate. Eventually, there is no longer any population growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity.

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In logistic growth, the population's number explodes exponentially. After a time, the population growth still increases, but at a slower rate. Eventually, there is no longer any population growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity.
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